Skull with a Burning Cigarette

The colors in this painting feature earth tones most likely sienna paints and umber paints. Van Gogh painted this Skeleton when he was in Antwerp, Belgium taking classes at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. He said the school was boring and taught him nothing ^[1] so this piece is probably making fun of the school. :)

1. Bundrick, Sheramy (14 June 2008). "Memento Mori or Just a Joke?". Van Gogh's Chair (blog). blogspot.com